# JOB: Software Engineer - API/Backend **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 7, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-software-engineer-api-backend/192855 "2010-08-07T02:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![megan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@megan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-software-engineer-api-backend/192855/1 "2010-08-07T02:10:19Z")
VerticalResponse, Inc is a leading provider of self-service email and direct mail solutions and is seeking a Software Engineer - API/ Backend. We’ve been recognized as one of the top 100 best places to work in the bay area and top 100 fastest growing businesses in San Francisco (SF Biz Times) as well as one of the top 500 fastest growing businesses in the country ([Inc.com](http://Inc.com)). Over the past 8 years we have helped thousands of small businesses look like giants with easy-to-use and affordable marketing tools and we’re looking to extend our rapid growth in 2010 and beyond. “Work hard, play hard" sounds so cliché but it’s really the best way to describe VR. To say we’re passionate about helping small businesses grow is an understatement and to say we take ourselves too seriously along the way is an overstatement. Our employees thrive on challenges and we celebrate our hard-won accomplishments with a weekly libation. You will usually see us, including our CEO, in our jeans and with our nose to the stone. We are looking for a highly-skilled software developer to join our technology team. This is a high-octane, high-profile job for someone who has the required experience. Responsibilities Include: • Working with product management in an agile environment • Developing new features and related documentation and maintaining existing code using Ruby on Rails, and OO Perl • Developing and maintaining test cases using Ruby Test::Unit or similar • Creating and maintaining RPM spec files and building and deploying RPMs • Deployment of software releases to QA, Staging and Production environments • Database design for and performance tuning of any new features that you develop • Working with the customer service team and development partners to troubleshoot and diagnose API and other performance issues • Sharing information with other employees via the company Wiki, and presentations to the engineering team Requirements Qualifications: • Has solid knowledge of Ruby on Rails and/or OO Perl and MVC frameworks • Knows Linux system administration, GNU utilities, and RPM management inside and out • Is fluent in SQL, including experience with queries, normalized and denormalized design, stored procedures/triggers and using abstractions such as ActiveRecord • Has a thorough understanding of the HTTP Protocol with the ability to design and implement RESTful and SOAP Web Services • Is completely comfortable with all aspects of Unix and open source software usage • Detailed knowledge of using Apache with a mongrel cluster, mod\_passenger and/or mod\_perl • Experience designing and maintaining Resource/Service-oriented Architectures • Has developed and maintained complex server systems that serve high- volume consumer sites • Has been responsible for source management, software installation, and environment control (dev, qa, prod) for server applications • Must be an energetic “self-starter” with the ability to work independently and within a team with strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills • Pays attention to detail and is able to meet deadlines • Has lots of hard-earned (and correct) ideas about how to develop web applications the right way • Wants to learn, obsess, and teach others about cool technical stuff • An intimate understanding of issues involving the sending and processing high volumes of emails would be a big plus • Sense of humor is essential Software Engineer - API/Backend in San Francisco, CA Please submit resume to: [http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oaniVfwu&s=Another\_Source](http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oaniVfwu&s=Another_Source)"\>here to apply.